Team Member Supplier Quality Engineer

JK Maini Precision Technology; Nashik District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

JK Maini Precision Technology in Nashik is seeking a skilled professional to lead supplier evaluation, onboarding, and PPAP/APQP activities to ensure supplier processes meet required tolerances and quality standards.

You will monitor KPIs, review blueprints, manage SCARs, guide supplier training, and act as the technical liaison between engineering, procurement and manufacturing partners, with 4–6 years of related experience.

Qualifications

• BE (Mech/Elect/Instrumentation) with 4 to 6 years of experience.
• Experience in supplier quality or similar role preferred.
• Experience with PPAP/APQP is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct on-site supplier audits to assess manufacturing capabilities, quality management systems, and technical capacity.
• Evaluate vendor risk based on process capability, financial stability, and historical performance metrics.
• Onboard new suppliers by establishing clear quality agreements, inspection standards, and KPIs.
• Lead the PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) and APQP activities for new or modified parts.
• Review technical blueprints and engineering drawings to ensure supplier manufacturing processes align with tolerance limits.
• Verify validation protocols at supplier level.
• Track supplier KPIs such as Defect Rates (PPM), On-Time Delivery, and Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) response times.
• Review incoming materials data and inspect shipments when non-conformance issues arise.
• Issue and monitor SCARs, ensuring vendors perform robust root-cause analyses using frameworks like 8D, 5 Whys, or Fishbone diagrams.
• Provide technical guidance and training to suppliers to reduce defect rates, optimize production lines, and lower overall waste.
• Drive quality initiatives at supplier facilities to improve throughput and component reliability.
• Act as the main technical liaison between internal engineering teams, procurement, and external manufacturing partners.

Skills

Supplier audits

Vendor risk

Onboarding suppliers

PPAP

APQP

Blueprint review

Validation protocols

KPIs

SCAR

Root cause analysis

Technical liaison

Continuous improvement

Education

BE (Mech/Elect/Instrumentation)

Job description

Role & responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities Supplier Evaluation & Onboarding

• Conduct on-site supplier audits to assess manufacturing capabilities, quality management systems, and technical capacity.
• Evaluate vendor risk based on process capability, financial stability, and historical performance metrics.
• Onboard new suppliers by establishing clear quality agreements, inspection standards, and key performance indicators (KPIs).

Part Qualification & Process Validation

• Lead the PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) activities for new or modified parts.
• Review technical blueprints and engineering drawings to ensure supplier manufacturing processes align with tolerance limits.
• Verify validation protocolsat supplier level

Quality Control & Performance Monitoring

• Track supplier KPIs such as Defect Rates (PPM), On-Time Delivery, and Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) response times.
• Review incoming materials data and inspect shipments when non-conformance issues arise.
• Issue and monitor SCARs, ensuring vendors perform robust root-cause analyses using frameworks like 8D, 5 Whys, or Fishbone diagrams.

Continuous Improvement & Vendor Collaboration

• Provide technical guidance and training to suppliers to reduce defect rates, optimize production lines, and lower overall waste.
• Drive qualityinitiatives at supplier facilities to improve throughput and component reliability.
• Act as the main technical liaison between internal engineering teams, procurement, and external manufacturing partners.

Preferred candidate profile:

BE (Mech/Elect/Instrumentation) with 4 to 6 years of experience.

Experience in a similar position is preferred.